December 15th, 2008 
07:47 am The Taste Of Purple, by fsop (PG)

Fandom: GOKUSEN
Pairing: Shin/Yankumi
Length: 422 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fsop
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

Shin and Yankumi on a stakeout. Things go as well as you’d expect.

    "This is stupid," Sawada said for the fourteenth time that day. On average he had to say it about twenty times a day, what with dividing them up between his friends and Yankumi after all, so he was well within his quota.

    But, this.

    "This is really stupid," he insisted. "And dangerous. Yankumi, I think we'd better g-"


The Taste of Purple

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08:08 am A Four Man War, by Moon Klutz (PG)

Fandom: GOKUSEN
Pairing: Shin/Yankumi
Length: 2/2
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mklutz
Author Website: Luna P dot Com
Why this must be read:

At the end of the jdrama, Shin made a very emotional, and very public declaration. In this fic, he’s forced the deal with the fallout (from his friends), and the unexpected *lack* of reaction from the person whose opinion on the subject matters most (Yankumi).

I’m especially fond of this fic because the guys of 3-D are delightfully obnoxious as the tease the normally cool and collected Shin.

    So he had overestimated the power of Yankumi’s observational skills, and at the same time he had underestimated 3-D. He came into class on Monday through the back door, a few minutes late as usual, bag slung over one shoulder and just a little depressed. He’d thought so hard about how she might react to finding out he was in love with her that her obliviousness came kind of as a shock.

    “Shin!”
    “Shin-chan!”

    There was something strange in the expressions on their faces. Noda and Uchi, especially were grinning at him like they—

    Oh. Shit.


A Four Man War, Part 1
A Four Man War, Part 2

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09:08 am Hot Fuzz/Doctor Who (PG)
Title: June 30th by Ann Larimer
Pairing: Nicholas/Danny, The Doctor
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] annlarimer
Author Website: none
Why this must be read:

Because Ann Larimer pulls off a sublimely Pythonesque level of hilarity that cannot be matched in this fandom.
Because it only takes three sentences of implied emotion and one hug for the reader to feel the depth of Nicholas's affection for Danny.
Because The Doctor is his usual scrappy, interfering, nonplussed self, and we love him for it.
Because you don't even have to be a Doctor Who fan to appreciate this story.
Because only Nicholas Angel would be unimpressed hurtling through time and space, battling robots, transvestite dogs, and dinosaurs:

A wee taste... )

(June 30th)
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09:31 am High School Musical/Bandom (PG)
Title: A Time and Place by skoosiepants
Pairing: Brendon Urie/Chad Danforth, Chad Danforth/Ryan Evans, Brendon Urie/Jon Walker
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] skoosiepants
Author Website: Pants To Match
Why this must be read:

I don't know if anyone can make me giggle through a fic like [livejournal.com profile] skoosiepants. She takes such a short fic here and makes it shine with silly humor, warm friendship, and fail-boat boys. The meeting between Ryan Ross and Ryan Evans is a scene I will treasure for a very long time.

Excerpt )

Go. Read. Love. Tell the author.

A Time and Place
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11:19 am Chuck/Angel the Series R

Fandom: Chuck/Angel the Series
Pairing: Chuck Bartowski/Gwen Raiden
Length: @1500 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] fiareynne 
Author Website: Agents Provacateurs
Why this must be read: When it comes to making crossovers work, Fia does a great job here and makes it very believable that these two would meet. In very few words she captures the characters and all the baggage they carry, injecting just the teeniest smidgen of angst into the mix. And the sex is still hot even when it's not explicit proving that it's not always hardcore porn that titillates.

Shock and Awesome
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02:41 pm Fractures by Tja_Rama (G)
Title: Fractures
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: None; Gen
Rating: G
Length: Short
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tja_rama
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] tja_rama
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary: It must be troubling for the god who loves you
To ponder how much happier you'd be today
Had you been able to glimpse your many futures.
Carl Dennis, The God Who Loves You

Half the fun of a fandom with such a monumentally screwy timeline is playing with it. And [livejournal.com profile] tja_rama does an excellent job exploring what was, what may have been, what will no longer be, and what it means to the future that is unfixed.

Excerpt )

Fractures
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03:40 pm One More Face I'll Forget by Little Giddy (Teen)
I'm doubling up on recs because I fell behind a bit and I don't want to short change any of the wonderful fics out there. I'm also having a very hard time not doubling up on reccing some of my favorite authors.

Title: One More Face I'll Forget
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: None; Gen
Rating: T/15
Length: Short
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] little_giddy
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] little_giddy
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary:When Sarah calls him on Spoilers ) he's not surprised, but neither is he about to explain. It's not that time yet.

Anyway, this fic is Derek Reese-centric and it plays with time, too. Spoilers ) But this fic explores the possibility that more happened than we could imagine or Derek could possibly suspect.

Also, Derek is not overly fond of the Great John Connor. And perhaps he's right to be so distrustful.

Excerpt )

One More Face I'll Forget
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04:31 pm Desperation by Flawless Nights (R)
Fandom: AMERICAN IDOLSLASH (SEASON 7)
Pairing: Michael Johns/Jason Castro
Length: 540 word Drabble
Author on LJ:[Bad username or unknown identity:  ]
Author Website: No website other than her livejournal.
Why this must be read: Michael Johns paired with any of the boys makes good angst simply because of the fact that he's married. This fic is among the best Johnstro angst. In this short but very good fic, Michael struggles between his love for his wife and his love for Jason Castro.

Read Desperation and please leave the author feedback.
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05:40 pm Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles/Supernatural (PG)
Lest I miss crossover day, but I promise this is the last one today!

Title: Requiem (Casualties of the Human Condition)
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles/Supernatural
Pairing: None; Gen
Rating: PG
Length: Short/Medium
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] freneticfloetry
Author Website: [livejournal.com profile] freneticfloetry
Why this must be read:

I really debated reccing this fic, because I haven't had a chance to offer any Ellison fic yet, but it just had to be done. This particular fic hits a huge kink of mine - outsider POV. And it does it not once, but twice.

James Ellison. Victor Henrickson. Two of the FBI's rising stars. Or at least, they were at one time. But every Goliath meets a David. [livejournal.com profile] freneticfloetry's story gives the readers a chance to absorb these two worlds that aren't so very different, not when you're sitting behind a badge.

This fic does a fantastic job of giving us insight into two characters who don't get a lot of screen time, and in so doing, insight into the main characters and the world they all inhabit. I really loved this fic and I'm so pleased to be able to rec it here!

Excerpt )

Requiem (Casualties of the Human Condition)
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07:33 pm The Beast of Winter by linaerys (R)
Fandom: MERLIN
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Length: 7,900 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] linaerys
Author Website: myfic tag
Why this must be read: While this isn't really a crossover, it is a brooding and lyrical mixing of Merlin canon with the Arthurian legend of the Questing Beast. Every line evokes winter -- not only the season, but of the heart -- and the dark edge makes the destiny facing Merlin and Arthur that much more weighty. This is so beautifully written.

The Beast of Winter
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07:42 pm Yami no Matsuei/Harry Potter/The X-Files (PG)
Like Fireflies in a Jar (The Raul Bloodworth Alternamix) by Boniblithe
Pairing: none
Length: 1350 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] boniblithe
Author Website: none that I know of
Why this must be read:

Severus Snape consults with Dr. Muraki on a small matter of potions. Wackiness ensues. Do you really need to know anything else?

Once again, just ignore the embarrassing mention of me in the headers. The story's a total delight, and I promise I had nothing to do with it.

Like Fireflies in a Jar (The Raul Bloodworth Alternamix)
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09:50 pm Primeval/Sharpe (12)
Title: Soldier, Soldier by Athene
Pairing: mostly gen but with some implied Ryan/Sharpe
Length: ~2,800 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] deinonychus_1
Author Website: none but all of her Primeval fic is here
Why this must be read:

There are surprisingly few crossover stories in the fandom when you consider that the premise of the show is about holes in time, giving a lot of scope for characters to move into our present. However, in this story, Athene builds on our glimpses of multiple anomalies in series one and instead has her protaganists go through anomalies in their respective times and end up in the same, prehistoric past.

It's the characters that make this story. Ryan, in Primeval canon, is a fairly minor character, although large swathes of the fandom have taken him to heart. This means that in a lot of ways he's a blank slate, but Athene builds his character up in a way that is realistic and rings true. But her Sharpe is incredibly well drawn, sounding just like the character in the TV adaptions. She has his speech patterns, his mannerisms and his motivations down to a tee, and he comes brilliantly to life in this short story.

Excerpt )

Soldier, Soldier
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10:40 pm Dark Angel/Xmen movieverse (NC-17)
Title: Hailing From Parts Unknown by Sister_Wolf
Pairing: Alec/Logan (Wolverine)
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] sister_wolf
Length: 3500
Author Website: NA
Why this must be read: To pick just one crossover was killer, and some of you might be surprised that I didn't pick SPN (honestly I just couldn't choose) So the winner, and let me say very deservingly so, is[livejournal.com profile] sister_wolf’s Hailing From Parts Unknown. Basically crossing Xmen movieverse, prior to the first movie Logan aka Wolverine, with Dark Angel’s Alec. An au in that Alec never settled in Seattle, but still fought in cage fights for money. This how they meet. For a short piece it's very detailed. Offers a lovely dance as they size each other up within the cage, and get to learn about each of them especially Alec. This piece gives a fresh look into Dark Angel’s world via an outsider as this is all from Logan's POV. Well written and extremely hot! Proves at least IMO that Alec really is this fandom's little black dress ;)

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Hailing From Parts Unknown
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